cannot help + V-ing …

结构︰

主语＋cannot help＋动名词

说明︰

此句型意为“不得…，不禁…”。这里的 help 作“抗拒”或“避免”解，此时一定要用<动名词作宾语>，相当于“<主语>＋cannot but／cannot help but＋原形<动词>”。

He cannot help loving Mary because of her beauty.
因为玛丽长得美，他不禁爱上她。
Whenever I hear the story, I cannot help crying.
每次我听这故事，就忍不住要哭。
After learning of his sufferings, I couldnt help sympathizing with him.
得知他痛苦的遭遇后，我忍不住同情他。
I cannot help laughing.
我忍不住笑出来。
I cannot help being poor.
我是穷，可是没有办法呀！
I cannot help wondering about that girl.
我不免对那个女孩感到惊奇。
I cannot help worrying to hear that there is no steamer this week.
我听到本周没有船的消息，禁不住担忧起来。